Supply chain managers try to eliminate their weakest links
Metapack will take care of supplying orders for online retailers, but is held back by lack of a track record and by scepticism about the e-commerce sector
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Consignia challenged in post-modern world
The race is set. UK companies and privatised European postal services are jostling to get a foot in the door of the soon-to-be deregulated UK postal market. The new market regulator, PostComm, will fire the starting gun at the end of the month when it issues proposals on how to increase competition
Read MoreBA-KLM renew talks about future co-operation
British Airways and KLM, the Dutch national airline, have renewed talks about future co-operation less than nine months after they abandoned negotiations on a merger that would have created the world’s biggest airline by turnover. KLM said the contacts were about “alternative forms of co-operation. The regulatory environment does not let mergers happen, but there could be other forms of co-operation.” The airline was also having discussions with a number of other airlines.
Read MoreFrom Traditional Warehousing to I-Logistics
From Traditional Warehousing to I-Logistics – Warehouse management systems and their application in the changing world. Conference presentation by Nick Beck, Swisslog Software
Read MoreImplementing a Distribution Hub and Supply Network in the Middle East
Implementing a Distribution Hub and Supply Network in the Middle East – understanding how a logistics project can be linked with a global marketing and manufacturing strategy in a multinational business
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